alternative medicine
Any of various nonscientific or pseudoscientific medical methods and practices used…Any of various nonscientific or pseudoscientific medical methods and practices used either in place of or in addition to conventional (scientific) medicine.
» Alternative medicine kills.
Alternative Medizin tötet. — Vortarulo · CC BY 2.0 FR
Альтернативна медицина вбиває. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
shekitten · Tatoeba · CC0Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of various nonscientific or pseudoscientific medical methods and practices used either in place of or in addition to conventional (scientific) medicine.
Alternativmedizin
альтернати́вная медици́наalʹtɛrnatívnaja medicína, нетрадицио́нная медици́наnetradiciónnaja medicína
альтернативна медицинаalʹternatyvna medycyna
- the practice of medicine without the use of drugs; may involve herbal medicines or self-awareness or biofeedback or acupuncture
Examples
13 sentencesAlternative medicine kills.
Альтернативна медицина вбиває. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
deAlternative Medizin tötet. — Vortarulo · CC BY 2.0 FR
Medicine is alternative medicine that works.
Tom bought $70 of alternative medicine, and then some.
If alternative medicine worked, it wouldn't be alternative.
ruЕсли бы альтернативная медицина работала, она не была бы альтернативной. — marafon
Alternative medicine that works is known as medicine.
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Forms
plural: alternative medicines| Singular | alternative medicine |
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